Immigration Detention Town Hall

DATE:

February 27th, 2026

TIME:

6:00pm

LOCATION:

Judson Memorial Church

DESCRIPTION

Created in Partnership with the Digntity Not Detention Coalition.

A night to gather in solidarity and act to end immigration detention in New York state with The Dignity Not Detention Act and uphold the Flores Settlement Agreement protections for children and families held in detention.

This free event was filled with performances, music, and a galvanizing conversation between immigrant rights’ lawyer Elora Mukherjee, and Dignity Not Detention organizers, Rosa Cohen-Cruz and Tania Mattos, moderated by investigative reporter Aura Bogado.

Grammy and Latin Grammy Award Guatemalan singer/songwriter Gaby Moreno performed original music and the all-women Brazilian drumline FogoAzul rounded out the event.

Our readers were actors Amara James Aja, Amber Iman, Ángel Lozada, and Modesto “Flako” Jimenez.

INFORMATION

5:30 PM - Doors Open
6:00 PM - Performances by Amara James Aja, Amber Iman, Ángel Lozado, and Modesto “Flako” Jimenez
followed by musical performances by Gaby Moreno and FogoAzul
Then, galvanizing Political Education and opportunities to get Organized into Action:
A Conversation With
- Elora Mukherjee, Director, Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Columbia Law School
  
  and Dignity Not Detention organizers:
- Rosa Cohen-Cruz, Director of Immigration Policy, Bronx Defenders and
- Tania Mattos, Executive Director, UnLocal
7:15 PM - Community Building Social Hour: Meet new people, Build relationships